Nutrition
Developing healthy eating habits is absolutely essential to every child’s growth and development. At Mossley Hill Childcare we offer our children a variety of well balanced, nutritional set of meals and snacks. Throughout the day and at meal times we encourage the children to drink fresh water or milk.
Julie is our full time housekeeper. She is the engine room of our setting, ensuring everything is organised and running smoothly. She is in charge of all the catering and laundry needs for the children.
Allergies and Dietary requirements
We cater for ALL allergens and intolerances and all religious requirements including Halal.
Breakfast
Breakfast is served at 8am – 9am
We offer a selection of cereals, toast, brioche, fromage frais and fresh milk.
Lunch
Lunch is served 11am.
A hot freshly cooked main course is followed by a healthy dessert. The daily menu is displayed in the nursery entrance. Our menus are seasonal and on a three weekly rotation. We aim to follow the Eat Better Start Better guidelines with a healthy, nutritional and balanced menu with our portion sizes being in-line with Government guidelines.
Afternoon Snack
Afternoon tea is served 3.00-3.30pm
We offer a selection of sandwiches, rolls, crackers, fruits and hot snacks.
Daisy’s Nutrition
Nutrition for our youngest children and support for parents go hand in hand. We work in partnership with parents to ensure every child’s feeding rhythm between home routines and nursery complement each other. We support both breastfeeding and formula feed with bottle feeds at nursery, delivered with comfort and care for their feeding and winding habits. When your babies are ready to experience solid food we will work alongside you as your child experiences new tastes and textures.
Buttercup’s Nutrition
Toddlers’ experiences with food are so important in order to develop good eating habits as they grow and develop. At Mossley Hill Childcare we regard mealtimes as an important part of the day, creating a fun and social atmosphere. We balance the opportunity to try new foods with the regularity and reliability of foods they already know and love, encouraging them to try new tastes and textures.
Sunflower’s Nutrition
As our children grow older, we compliment mealtimes with lots of positive food & nutrition learning experiences including cooking, tasting games and activities linked to story books such as Handa’s Surprise.